I’m sorry to do this to you.
Especially the first week of the New Year
when so many people have resolved to eat better.
These are going to make you jump right off
any diet bandwagon that you have climbed on.
Believe me! I know…I was there.
This week we have been doing great at our healthy eating,
drinking lots of water, and exercising…
then I went and made these.
And that was even fine because they were going
with my son to his Bible study group.
Only a few got left behind for me to take pictures of.
Then I took a bite out of one (for testing purposes:-)
and all my good resolve melted away
with that delicious cookie!
Peanut butter is a weakness of mine.
I should have known this would end badly for me.
I knew I HAD to get the rest out as quickly as possible.
My jeans were counting on me to be strong.
Resist the cookies I must!!!
Good thing we pack lunches each day.
The cookies were safely tucked into lunch bags
and hidden away from the peanut butter crazed lady!
But lucky for me…there was one left to enjoy the next day…
along with a few spoonfuls of yummy frosting.
Don’t judge me:-)
You would have done it too if the extra frosting was on your counter.
Go ahead and make these.
I double dog dare you:-)
Yield: 24 whoopie pies
Butterfinger Whoopie Pies
Vanilla cake mix cookies made with Butterfinger candies and filled with a peanut butter Butterfinger butter cream frosting....to die for!!!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Ingredients
For the Cookies
- 1 white cake mix
- 8 Tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 egg
- 1 cup crushed Butterfingers (10 snack size)
For the Butter Cream
- 8 Tablespoons butter, room temperature
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1 Tablespoon honey
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 Tablespoons water
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 3/4 cup crushed Butterfingers (6 snack size)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Beat the cake mix, butter, egg, and Butterfingers until a dough forms.
- Form into 48 - 1 inch balls and place on a nonstick baking sheet. Bake 9 minutes.
- Let the cookies cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes then remove to your wax paper lined counter to cool completely.
- Beat the butter, shortening, and peanut butter until light and fluffy.
- Add in honey, vanilla, and water and beat again.
- Slowly add powdered sugar until all is incorporated. Stir in the crushed Butterfingers.
- Fill the cookies with the frosting. Store in a sealed container.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 247Total Fat: 15gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 129mgCarbohydrates: 27gFiber: 1gSugar: 21gProtein: 2g
Kavi says
Haha! I haven’t resolved to eat healthier.. Only better! 😀 And this counts as better!
–
Kavi (Edible Entertainment)
Aimee says
You hate me. I want these. Now. Forget the healthy eating, exercise…I want to gobble these up!
Carolina HeartStrings says
Those look fantastic. Your picture makes them look so good and delicious. Come visit us. We have a terrific vegetable soup recipe this week.
4littlefergusons says
I’m here from Foodie Friday to say: Oh. My. Stinkin. Word.
{Diet? What diet?} I am printing as we speak. 🙂 Thanks for linking up with Foodie Friday!
~Tonya from 4 little Fergusons
Hayley says
What’s exercise?
Mel says
Oh I just made some chocolate and speculoos whoopees and am planning to share them for your treat tuesday. These look great and I like the idea of the crunch with the butterfingers.
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
Um,…I love you? Seriously want one now. Or just some frosting.
Chris says
These look good!!! I have a weakness for peanut butter too, especially with chocolate
Jenn says
I still have Butterfingers from Halloween that I really really need to use up and I am always a huge fan of whoopie pies!
momto8 says
oh my goodness..it just doesn’t get any better..and I can tell by the ingredients that it tastes as good as it looks. i am so making this. i am your newest follower..pls follow back if you can!
Penny says
You have to stop doing this too me! Bringing all this yumminess to Foodie Friday is going to kill my diet. LOL Keep it up and I might just have to subscribe!
Gallamore West says
Oh wow, I think I NEED one of those!!
chattipati says
On man, these sound and look heavenly! I’ve been wanting to make whoopie pies since I went to Portland, Oregon in Jiuy. While there I ate at a neat little coffee and tea place and had a red velvet whoopie pie. It was out of this world! I ended up buying a few to take back and share with a friend. I have since found a whoopie pie “mold” made by Wilton but from your photos it looks like this batter isn’t thin enough to pour into the mold. Would that be a correct assessment?!
Katrina says
I have made a Butterfinger cookie and it is one of our favorites! But never a whoopie pie–what a delicious idea!
Erin says
These look and sound delicious!!!
The Answer Is Chocolate says
How do you keep coming up with these ideas? And don’t stop! YUM!!!
Sheena says
These sound amazing! Pinning them to make soon!!
Abbie says
Oh. my. gracious. YUM!
Darn you. DARN YOU!
Ahem.
I need to go find some peanut butter now! : )
Thanks SO much for linking up your awesome posts @ Feature Friday Free-for-All!
P.S. I’m your newest follower and would be so honored if you’d follow my blogging journey as well (if you don’t already! : )).
~Abbie (www.fivedaysfiveways.com)
Fork says
Oh la la! These look amazing. Can’t wait to make a batch. Thanks for sharing!
-fork
coconut says
they look great, and if you think about it, there is an egg and some honey it them, so they are healthy. At least that is what I am telling myself.
Ali B says
These look delicious! I love whoopie pies.
Six Sisters says
YUM! We are peanut butter lovers! Thanks for sharing on “Strut Your Stuff Saturday”. Please come back next Saturday and share more delicious recipes. -The Sisters
Holly Lefevre says
I can barely look at the photo without wanting to run out and buy the ingredients to make these! You did it again…and again…and again!
cookies and cups says
Those look great!! I have been on a bit of a whoopie pie planning craze. I have crazy whoopie pie notes all over the place. Who knows if I will ever make half of them!
But THESE definitely need to get made!
Carrie says
I liked you before… but I love you even more now. These are the best sounding/looking whoopie pies on the planet. Seriously!
Sam says
I made these today and the cookie part was really doughy I even cooked it longer. I don’t know what I did. But really wished these had came out:(
Jocelyn says
@Sam. I am so sorry they didn’t turn out!!! How sticky was your dough? It should have been really thick and easy to roll into a ball. And over baking them would make the cookie crispy:-(
blkenigma888 says
Hi there!
I’d like to invite you to link a recipe up for A Themed Baker’s Sunday, Where the theme is Caramel! See you there!
Cupcake Apothecary
http://cupcakeapothecary.blogspot.com
Macaroni and Cheesecake says
Oh my heavens!! These sound phenomenal!!!!
4littlefergusons says
These are in my blog today, thanks again for allowing me to share them! 🙂
~Tonya from 4 little Fergusons
Ashley @ Wishes and Dishes says
Hey, Jocelyn! I am going to make these… butterfingers are my favorite and they look amazing!
Aunt Betty says
A wonderfully, delicious looking recipe, and death to any diet, including mine. Definitely making these as I too am a peanut butter AND Butterfinger fanatic. Sharing on my FB page and my blog with appropriate credit. ty!! ~~ Aunt Betty
Jocelyn Brubaker says
Thank you so much for the shares! These are one of my favorites!!!
elaine minhas says
Hi there,what are butterfingers?
Jocelyn Brubaker says
Butterfingers are a crunchy peanut butter wafer candy bar.
Mary says
Can you make them smaller so I can get 48 cookies instead of 24. I want to bake these for a party which will have about 50 people do I cut the cooking time in half thank you
Jocelyn says
You sure can. I would recommend using a cookie scoop to form 48 balls, then cut each of those in half and roll into the ball. As for baking time, it will definitely be shorter…probably around 6-7 minutes. I’m not quite sure since I haven’t baked them that small before. I hope that helps and you enjoy the cookies.